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How to Make Creamy Skillet Chicken with Spinach & Mushrooms

This one-pan dinner features chicken cutlets smothered in a creamy mushroom and spinach sauce. It takes only 20 minutes from start to finish, and with only one pan to clean at the end, this family-friendly dinner will surely brighten up your busy weeknights. Here are a few tips for getting it on the table fast, plus a few variations to give it your own spin:

The Chicken

Photographer: Brie Goldman, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Gabriel Greco

A chicken breast getting sliced in half with a chefs knife

The Sauce

What to Serve with Creamy Skillet Chicken with Spinach & Mushrooms

We love this recipe served over orzo and the way the sauce binds the small pieces of pasta together. For an earthier flavor, serve this simple dish over a wild rice blend or pilaf. Mashed sweet potatoes (or regular potatoes) would taste great with the sauce. To keep it low-carb, serve over cooked spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles.

Ingredients for the creamy skillet chicken with spinach & mushrooms recipe

Cook Mode(Keep screen awake)Ingredients1poundchicken cutlets½teaspoonsalt, divided½teaspoonground pepper, divided1tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil3cupssliced mushrooms3cupscoarsely chopped spinach½cupheavy cream¼cupreduced-fat sour cream2tablespoonswhite wine vinegar½teaspoongarlic powder½teaspoononion powder

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Ingredients

1poundchicken cutlets

½teaspoonsalt, divided

½teaspoonground pepper, divided

1tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil

3cupssliced mushrooms

3cupscoarsely chopped spinach

½cupheavy cream

¼cupreduced-fat sour cream

2tablespoonswhite wine vinegar

½teaspoongarlic powder

½teaspoononion powder

DirectionsSprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning once, until cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes total. Transfer to a plate.Photographer: Brie Goldman, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Gabriel GrecoReduce heat to medium. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add spinach, cover and cook, stirring once, until the mushrooms are tender, 2 more minutes. Whisk heavy cream, sour cream, vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper together in a measuring cup. Add to the pan along with any accumulated juices from the chicken; simmer, stirring, until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Return the chicken to the pan and turn to coat. Serve the chicken topped with the sauce.Photographer: Brie Goldman, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Gabriel GrecoOriginally appeared: EatingWell.com, November 2021; updated October 2022

Directions

Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning once, until cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes total. Transfer to a plate.Photographer: Brie Goldman, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Gabriel GrecoReduce heat to medium. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add spinach, cover and cook, stirring once, until the mushrooms are tender, 2 more minutes. Whisk heavy cream, sour cream, vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper together in a measuring cup. Add to the pan along with any accumulated juices from the chicken; simmer, stirring, until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Return the chicken to the pan and turn to coat. Serve the chicken topped with the sauce.Photographer: Brie Goldman, Food Stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop Stylist: Gabriel Greco

Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook, turning once, until cooked through, 6 to 8 minutes total. Transfer to a plate.

Four chicken breasts in a non stick pan

Reduce heat to medium. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add spinach, cover and cook, stirring once, until the mushrooms are tender, 2 more minutes. Whisk heavy cream, sour cream, vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon each of salt and pepper together in a measuring cup. Add to the pan along with any accumulated juices from the chicken; simmer, stirring, until slightly thickened, 1 to 2 minutes. Return the chicken to the pan and turn to coat. Serve the chicken topped with the sauce.

Creamy skillet chicken with spinach & mushrooms recipe, in a cast iron skillet, placed on a wooden surface and a light blue cloth napkin

Originally appeared: EatingWell.com, November 2021; updated October 2022

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Nutrition Facts(per serving)310Calories19gFat5gCarbs29gProtein

Nutrition Facts(per serving)

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